Combination ash and cigarette receptacle



Nov. 8, 1949 c. L. HARRIS 2,487,131

COMBINATION ASH AND CIGARETTE- RECEPTACLE Filed Dec. 51, 1947 Fig. 4.

Patented Nov. 8, 1949 UNITED if l This invention 'relates 'tonew'and'usefulirn provementsl in cigarette containers and'.th'ef-pri maryobject of the*"presentv invention isto fprorette receptacle including anash receiving'-4tiomA` partment having av receiving opening. andembodying novel 'and' improvedmeans for conducting ashesy from theopeningtnthe bottomfotithe ash receiving compartment, .in'such amai-*meras to .reduce the normaldustxprevalent when? the ashesengagentheY bottomwallt'offthe comparte ment..

A further object of the present invention is to provide a combinationash and cigarette receptacle that includes an ash receiving compartment,a cigarette receiving compartment, and novel and improved slidableclosure means for removing ashes from .the ash compartment.

A still further aim of the present invention is to provide a combinationash and cigarette receptacle that is simple and practical inconstruction, small and compact in structure, strong and reliable inuse, neat and attractive in appearance, relatively inexpensive tomanufacture, and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for Which thesame is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the combination ash and cigarettereceptacle constructed in accordance with the present invention, andwith parts thereof broken away and shown in sections;

Figure 2 is a transverse horizon-tal sectional view of the presentreceptacle taken substantially on the plane of section line 2 2 ofFigure 1;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the presentreceptacle taken substantially on the plane of section line 3 3 ofFigure 1;

Figure 4 is a longitudinal vertical sectional View of the presentreceptacle taken substantially on the plane of section line 4 4 ofFigure 1; and,

Figure 5 is a fragmentary bottom plan view of the present receptacle andshowing in dotted lines the ash receiving compartment slidable closurein an open position.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose ofillustration, there is dis- ,2f closed' apreferred Iembodiment^ `ofthevmesen't' invention, the numeral it represents ar` subs-tan; tialiyrectanguiar case '-gener'aily; having 'spaced parallel side walls I2,`spacediaralll7endwalls Iliana 16;' 'and abottmn wallltll The l"pperedges'of 'thefwalls I'Z'and lill-are' provided th' reduced, upstandingiianges Mithatfrictionally engage-'notches orrgrooves ltilprovidd inthesend wail Miami/side 'Walls -J3'8"?of?a'fjciosure33t which includesai frtherend-Walll 34 that is hinged 2 as at .365 to fthe end ifi/*alli`142. tofthe vel ure 32, is a substantially L-shaped springira'nrl ihaving an arcuated endiportion'y Aoltiratrfnctionally-"engages'a1'pr'o'tuberai'icel 42f`provided'on the endweiii' It', .forhcldilng'the closure' `3121 'in ahora mally closed position relative tothe case I0.

FiXedly secured to opposing inner faces of the side walls I2, and spacedrelative to the end wall I4, is a substantially rectangular partition-44 that divides the case I0 in a cigarette receiving compartment 46 andan ash receiving compartment 48. The upper end of the ash receivingcompartment -48 is closed by a rigid closure plate 50 that will preventashes deposited Within the ash receiving compartment 48 from enteringthe cigarette receiving compartment 46, to harmfully effect cigarettesplaced in the latter of said compartments.

In order to facilitate the placement of cigarette ashes in the ashreceiving compartment 48, there is provided 'a substantially rectangularopening 52 in one of the side walls I2 of the case IIJ that communicateswith the compartment 48.

The bottom 20 of the case I0 is provided with a discharge opening 54that communicates with the ash receiving compartment 48 and this opening54 is provided with longitudinal guide grooves 56 Ithat slidably engagethe reduced longitudinal side edges 58 of a removable closure 60, theouter face of Which is coplanar with the face of the bottom wall 20. Theclosure 60 is provided with a finger engaging notch 62 in its outerface, and a protuberance or stop 64 on its inner face that frictionallyengages the inner face of the end Wall I4, for normally locking theclosure in a closed position relative to the opening 54.

Rigidly secured to the inner face of one of the side walls I2, are thehanged portions 66 and 68 of an upper bailie plate 10 and a lower bailleplate I2 that incline downwardly and are spaced relative to the otherside wall of the case I0 to which there is secured the flange portion'I4 of an intermediate downwardly inclined bale plate 'I6 which inclinesdownwardly toward and is spaced from the lower baille plate 12.

In practical use of the device, when the ashes are deposited in theopening 52, the same will engage the upper baille plate 10, slidedownwardly on the upper baflle plate l to engage the intermediate baiileplate 16, slide downwardly on the baille plate 16 to engage the lowerbale plate 12 and hence'the ashes will pass into the lower portion ofthe compartment 48 where they may be removed by opening the closure 60.

Obviously, by using the bai-lle plates to reduce the normalgravitational descent of the ashes the compartment 48, the amount ofdust emitted from the compartment 48 will be retained at a minimum.Also, the baffle platesy will prevent the ashes from passing from thecompartment 48 outwardly through the opening 52.

In View of the foregoing description takenA in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding `of thedevice will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A moredetailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

- It is to be uderstood, however, that even though there is herein shownand described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same issusceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of theinvention as herein described and the scope of the appended claims.

f Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A combination ash and cigarette receptacle comprising a case having abottom Walland a hinged upper wall, a partition fixed insaid case '4 anddividing the same into an ash compartment and a cigarette compartment, aclosure plate closing the upper end of said ash compartment, an ashreceiving opening provided in said case adjacent said upper wall andcommunicating with the ash compartment, a plurality of inclined bailleplates mounted in said ash compartment arranged to prevent ashes frompassing outwardly through the ash receiving opening, and includingspaced parallel upper and lower bafes and an intermediate baille, saidintermediate baille being inclined in an opposite direction than saidupper and lower baffles, an opening provided in the bottom wall of saidcase having side edges, grooves provided in the side edges of saidlast-mentioned opening, a closure having side edges slidably received insaid grooves, and means carried by and locking last-mentioned closure ina closed position.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 134,321 Slawson Dec. 24, 18721,505,400 Matthews Aug. 19, 1924 1,718,400 Baarsgard June 25, 19291,840,664 Gerstheimer Jan. 12, 1932

